I'd be dishonoring God if I didn't believe I was put here on Earth to help change the world.

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If you feel your value lies in being merely decorative, I fear that someday you might find yourself believing that’s all that you really are. Time erodes all such beauty, but what it cannot diminish is the wonderful workings of your mind: Your humor, your kindness, and your moral courage. These are the things I cherish so in you. I so wish I could give my girls a more just world. But I know you’ll make it a better place." -- Marmee, Little Women

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Speak tenderly; let there be kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile, in the warmth of your greeting. Always have a cheerful smile. Don't only give your care, but give your heart as well.

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No one is more worthy of your kindness and compassion than you are.

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Today’s goals: Coffee and kindness. Maybe two coffees, and then kindness. – Nanea Hoffman

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Maturity is the ability to live in peace with that which we cannot change.

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There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.

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Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit. - Elbert Hubbard

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In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart. ― Anne Frank

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The most important step a man can take. It's not the first one, is it? It's the next one. Always the next step. ― Brandon Sanderson

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